Vacation to AZ

I left Salt Lake City and went to Casa Grande, AZ to help out Carrie since she just had my new niece Hanna. I left on March 4th and just got back on March 15th.
So to start off I ended up being in the airport in Salt Lake for 4 hours because my flight was delayed. It ended up changing gates 4 times and changing concourse by the time I was able to board my flight. Carrie, my Mom and Kaylynn (niece who is 3) plus Hanna (1 week old) picked me up at the airport. Kaylynn was so excited to show off her new baby sister. She told me all about Hanna from the time we left the airport, got lunch, stopped at the fabric store to get stuff to make Hanna blessing dress and home. By the time we got home JL had picked Justin (nephew who is 5) up from school, so then Justin got his turn telling me all about Hanna.
Most of my days started with walking Justin to school with Mom and then Mom and I taking at least an hour to go walking around the neighborhood and we even made it to Walmart ( 5 miles) one day. The weather was so nice most of the time. Carrie's family all thought it was still cold but Mom and I were loving the weather. We would then go back to Carrie's and eat breakfast and play with Kaylynn and hold Hanna and help Carrie do projects until it was time to go pick Justin up from school. Then we just added Justin into the mix in the afternoon with Mom and I taking turns holding Hanna. Hanna was held most of the time by mom and I. Poor Carrie for the next couple weeks trying to break Hanna of that habit but what are Aunts and Grandmas for. The only time Carrie got to hold Hanna was when it was time to feed her. With Justin and Kaylynn we made cookies, colored pictures, sang songs, played with bubbles, read books, went to a book fair, went to Justin parent teacher conference, ate lunch with Justin at school, played at the park, helped Kaylynn with riding her bike, tickled and wrestled on the floor and anything and everything else we could shove into the day. So the question is did I really have a vacation :)
I also took a million pictures of Hanna and Carrie's family and some flowers since things were blooming down there. Mom and I also took Justin and Kaylynn to the Ostrich farm which I went to with them last time I was down there because they have a monster truck and take us 4-wheeling. The thing is this time AZ has had so much rain this winter that we got muddy. It was very cool :) We also celebrated Carrie's 29th birthday while we were there.
JL blessed Hanna on March 14th and then I flew out at 600 am on March 15th so I could get to work by 900.

So now on to the good stuff (WARNING THERE IS A TON OF PICTURES)!!!!

Carrie and Hanna

Justin

Mom, Justin, Dana(her family owns the Ostrich farm), Kaylynn and I
This is after we went fishing for Ostriches :)



At the Ostrich Farm they also have this building with these beautiful birds. Justin did really well let them land on him.




Justin feeding the Ostriches. Beware they do bite!!!

Kaylynn being super cool!!!

JL sleeping while Hanna is awake

All of us coloring

Justin, Kaylynn, and I decorated Carrie's bedroom for her birthday :)

Sweet Hanna

You know I would have to put some flower pictures in here.

Kaylynn and Hanna

It is hard being the star of a photo shoot!

Hanna and I chilling

Grandma taking her turn with Hanna

Kaylynn really wanted me to go down the slide with her

This is how Grandpa babysits

Justin running off some of that excess energy

Grandpa and Grandma with all 3

Hanna wins!!!

Grandma and Grandpa with Hanna

3 generations of goofy girls

Kaylynn telling me to hold on a second

Finally we are ready

Hanna thinking what type of family did I come join?

First the girls couldn't get the picture right

Then the boys have problems

Finally we get it right

Happy Family!!! Welcome Hanna Lee Jordan

What I think I have learned

So tomorrow I turn 30. I have a friend who told me that I needed to do this and that I would appreciate this years later :)

What I remember or lessons learned in the 30 years . Sorry but this is very random.

• I change and I grow as a person but who I really am has not changed. I learned this going from high school to the University of Wyoming. I went to Wyoming and I had this thought that I could re-invent myself. No one knew me so I could be anybody I wanted to be. Within 6 weeks I realized I was still the same tomboy girl. That is when it hit me that I truly knew who I was.


• The gospel has remained a consistent thing in my life. Something to almost count on. Knowing that no matter what someone is watching out for me and loves me unconditionally.


• Family has evolved from mom and dad 2 brothers and a sister, grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousin to moms and dads, several brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. Many of these are not related to me by blood but those who have claimed me as part of their family.


• I love my job and I know this is where I need to be right now in my life. I love learning about medicine and how to help people. The human body is amazing and is just another testament to me that Heavenly Father knows what he is doing.


• I miss horses. I miss being able to go out the door to go riding. It is one of the things I have promised myself to return to.


• I have figured out that I don't mind being a follower but I naturally tend to take leadership roles because I refuse to be lead in the wrong direction.


• I am a very, very, very competitive person but have learned how to relax or mentally prepare myself that it is "just a game"


• I hope to be married and have kids but I am enjoying being single and realize that I am able to do a lot of different things because I am single. I only have myself to answer to and when I want to do something I am able to do it. There is a wonderful freedom in that.


• I enjoy being out in nature and taking pictures of all God's creations.


• I always claim Colorado as home and Wyoming as being the place where I became friends with some of the best people in the entire world.


• I love music. I love just relaxing and listening. My favorite is piano and violin add the flute and bagpipes and I would be in heaven. Music makes my heart happy. One of these days I will learn how to play the piano.


• I love going to the zoo. I know this is random but the zoo is one of my favorite places. But I have high expectations as well. I do not recommend the National Zoo in Washington DC. The Salt Lake City zoo is 10 times better.


• I don't like it when people try to hold me or the people I care about back.


• I prefer to travel the cool places in the States then to go outside the country.


• I like to ask the question why. I may completely agree with whatever you did or are saying but I like to know how people think.
• I am a morning person. I love sunrises and sunset.


• I don't mind turning 30. I doesn't bother me at all but it does feel weird. I feel like high school was just a couple of years ago not 12.

Well I think that is all the soul searching that I can stand. Happy Birthday to Me!!! Supposedly I am an adult now(for real this time) :)

2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!!!

Catching UP!!

Since I lasted posted something I went to Daniel's early birthday party, had the Christmas party for work and went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert.
The day after Thanksgiving John and Pam had Daniel's Birthday party early since Mom and Dad were in town. Pam had made all this wonderful food for Thanksgiving and I think we ate all day. The funniest part for me was Caleb after Daniel opened his Star Wars Lego's grabbed the box and hugged it saying "I just love these"(See picture below).
The Christmas party for work was last night. It is fun to go to because our Department is so huge that most of the time we can recognize each others voices but we have never actually seen each other.
This morning I went to the Mormon Tabernacle Christmas Program. I had put my name and Mom's name in to get tickets and both of us won. I gave my 4 tickets to the Powell family and then used Mom's for 3 of my friends. The Powell's went Friday night they had seats in the Balcony of the Conference Center where today we had tickets for down on the floor. We were 16 rows behind President Monson. It was a great concert. The special guests were Natalie Cole and author David McCullough. I think the highlight though was a solo by the organist. It was amazing. It was also very cool to see and listen to both Natalie Cole and David McCullough tell us what a great experience they had and that they were impressed by everyone involved with the church and program.

Davis Family Scripture Time :)

I Love These!

Dr. Gleich wearing his wife's (Dr. Leiferman) purse. One of the waiters was caught trying to steal a purse so we all had to keep our purses with us.

The girls that work in the Cosmetic Center with Dr. Tristani

Christy, Dr. Zone, and I

THE LAST THING TO ADD IS THAT IT HAS BEEN COLD!!!! HELLO WINTER!

Autumn

I love this time of the year because of the changing of the colors and the crisp air. Here are some pictures of mine that captures autumn for me. Enjoy!!

I am sharing this video of Taylor Swift and T-pain (from www.cmt.com) because it makes me smile and laugh. If you don't know Taylor Swift is a very popular country singer and T-Pain if you can't tell by the name is a rapper. Listen to the words and watch him though watching her is pretty funny as well. So enjoy and hope this makes you smile and laugh as well.

Updating per Uncle Kenny

Per my Uncle Kenny's request he wanted the picture of a hummingbird that was at his house on my blog. I also add pictures of flowers from his house as well.